Hiking · CAPE VERDE
Every trip has one free day too few. These 7 cape verde hiking tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to packing.
Review of Pico do Fogo summit hike in Cape Verde, with practical advice on fitness, guides, views, price, ash descent, and what to bring.
“It was a great trip. Local guide with good English”
Explore Santo Antão from São Vicente by ferry, car, or trek, with mountain views, villages, local lunch, and a Cape Verde rum tasting.
“The tour was excellent and I couldn't rate our tour guide Madu highly enough. He was very knowledgeable of the island and nothing was too much trouble! He was able to keep us on track across the many interesting stops we had on the island. The lunch was also really fillinRead more”
Hike Serra Malagueta to Principal Valley, share lunch with a local family, and enjoy mountain, plantation, and sea views from Praia.
“La guía Katia no explicó casi nada durante la excursión sobre el país, sus costumbres, sus fiestas locales, sus pueblos...la verdad, muy decepcionante. Se pasó toda la excursión hablando con el conductor, una mala experiencia sinceramente. La excursión muy cara para tener este pésimo servicio. Me gustó mucho la ruta de senderismo y la comida en la casa. No recomiendo esta excursión con vosotros, es mejor alquilarse un coche o buscar otra opción más profesional.”
Hike Serra Malagueta, spot rare island wildlife, and relax at Tarrafal Beach on an 8-hour Santiago Island tour from Praia.
“Elisanto was an awesome guide and I will rate it a 10/10”
Review of Santiago’s 4-hour hike from Praia through Green Valley to Cidade Velha, with a 400-year-old baobab, local culture, and practical tips.
“It was a beautiful route. The car was very small and the guide could have told us a little more or waited for the last ones in the group, who often missed out on things. We had to wait a very long time for the bus to take us back!”
Trek Santiago’s Calabaceira Valley, visit a rum distillery, and explore UNESCO-listed Cidade Velha with transport from Praia for $82.
“Mario notre guide était vraiment sympa et un puits de sciences quant à la connaissance des lieux visités et de son pays en règle générale. La randonnée et les visites étaient très intéressantes et instructives. Valérie et Christophe.”
Hike Santiago’s highest peak from Monte Txota Natural Park, with cool forests, island views, a picnic, transport, and a local guide.
“It was great, the end was though but overall a great exercise and worth it!”
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